Leo Badura (56) Passes Away

    Leo Dale Badura, 75, Rossville, died Thursday, January 9, 2014, at his home. 
    He was born July 1, 1938, at Rossville, the son of Millie Ann (Kovar) and Henry Joe Badura, Sr.
    He attended Victor 101 Grade School north of Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School in 1956. He never missed a day of school in grade school or high school. 
    Leo farmed and worked for National Cold Storage for 42 years and retired as warehouse manager. He was a member of and served as an Elder at Rossville Presbyterian Church and was a member of Jimmie Lillard American Legion Post # 31 of Rossville. He served in the Kansas National Guard for eight years.
    He was married to Sue Whitehead on September 23, 1972, at Rossville.
Surviving are his wife: Sue of the home; children: Cathy (Scott) Hammer of Rossville, Daren (Danelle) Badura of Manhattan, and Chad (Jody) Badura of Rossville; sister: Leona (Delbert) Faulk of Rossville; sister-in-law: Betty Jean Badura of Rossville; and grandchildren: Derek, Kyle, and Tegan Hammer, Trevor and Brynn Badura, and Kylee, Kaleb, and Kameron Badura. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Henry Badura, Jr.
    Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, January 13, 2014, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka. Interment will be in the Czech-Morovian Cemetery, Delia.
    Leo will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Sunday, at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 177, Rossville, KS 66533-0177 or Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800.
    To sign his guestbook,  go to:  http://www.penwellgabeltopeka.com/sendobitmessage.aspx?ObitID=76758&EMSessionID=-1&Source=choice&autoopen=true

Joseph Caraway (85) Passes Away

Joseph A. “Joe Caraway, 46, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at his home near Tipton.

He was born April 21, 1967 at Denver, the son of William G. and JoAnn Hyman Caraway.  He grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1985.   Joe had lived in Topeka before moving to the Tipton community several years ago.  He was employed by Farmway COOP.

On March 8, 1986 he was united in marriage to Cheryl Lundin at Rossville. They later divorced.

Joe was preceded in death by his father William G. Caraway; an infant daughter, Kayla; his dad, John Nitsch and a sister Kim Kriepe.   Survivors include his mother, JoAnn Nitsch, Delia; three daughters, Ashley Caraway and Roxie (Daniel Schiefelbein) Caraway all of Topeka and Kelsey (Charlie) Fulton, Carbondale; a son, Jeffrie Caraway, Emmett; four brothers, Jim Caraway, Lawrence, Rick Caraway, Denver, Tom Caraway in Arkansas and John “Dink” Nitsch, Delia; five grandchildren, Kiera, Kamdyn, Jaxon, Kensleigh and Korebn.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until service time.  Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Memorial Contributions may be made in Joe’s name and sent in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Court Hearings For Gonzalez

    Pablo Gonzalez, 21, the main suspect in the shooting death of Levi Bishop of Rossville, appeared before the Pottawatomie County District Court on Tuesday.     
    Bishop was a passenger in a vehicle with Gonzalez and was found deceased inside the vehicle from a gunshot wound, at about 4:43 a.m. New Year’s Day, when the vehicle drove to the St. Marys police station.     
    A preliminary hearing for Gonzalez has is set for January 17th. He remains in the Pottawatomie County jail on a one million dollar bond.  

RHS Boys lose to Silver Lake

The Silver Lake Eagles prevailed  on their home court in their Jan. 7 Mid-East opener.

Rossville         9    11     12     20      =   52

Silver Lake   19    11       9     21      =   60

Rossville scoring:
Schultz-Pruner                 8 (2)         3-4       21
Horak                              4 (1)         4-6       13
Horak                              2              2-6         6
Sowers                           1              4-5         6
Horak                              1 (1)        1-2         4
Roduner                          0              2-2         2

Totals                             16 (4)     16-25     52

RHS Girls Lose to Eagles

The RHS girls basketball team lost to the Silver Lake Eagles by a score of 47-69 on Jan. 7 at Silver Lake.

Rossville         10     13     9     15     =     47

Silver Lake     16     17   18     17     =     69

Rossville scoring:
Kirk                           6            1-6      13
Steckel                      2 (1)       2-3        7
Dick                           3           0-0        6
Shinn                         2           1-4        5
Little                          1            2-2        4
Hill                             1            1-2        3
VanderPutten              0            2-2        2
Nitsch                        1            0-0        2
Day                            1            0-0        2
Conley                       0            2-2        2
Shinn                         0            1-2        1

Totals                      17 (1)    12-23    47

Beiker and Garlock Made Honor Rolls

    Washburn University has published their Honor Rolls for the fall semester.  Rachel Beiker of Rossville was on the President's Honor Roll and Stephanie Garlock was on the Dean's Honor Roll.

FBLA Youtube Video

Here is a Youtube video of the Rossville High FBLA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JjcqAUMWRY

RHS Girls Defeated by Perry-Lecompton

    The RHS girls had a 6 point half-time lead but a 14-2 third quarter opponent run  was too great to overcome, which resulted in a 33-23 defeat for the Dawgs on Jan. 3.

Perry-Lec.         8       1       14      10     =     33
Rossville            8       7        2        6     =     23

Rossville  scoring:  
Steckel                 1 (1)      4-4       7
Kirk                      1           4-6       6
Hill                        1           2-2       4
Nitsch                   1 (1)      0-0       3
Shinn                    0           2-2       2
Dick                      0           1-2       1 

Totals                   4 (2)     13-17   23

RHS Boys Lose to Perry-Lecompton

   Rossville and Perry-Lecompton played on Jan. 3 with the Dawgs going down in defeat.

Perry-Lec.        16      19       15      19     =      69
Rossville          16        6        8       23     =      53

Rossville  scoring:  
Roduner                4 (1)            2-6       11
Horak                   4 (2)            0-0       10
Horak                   4 (1)            0-0         9
Schultz-Pruner       4 (1)            0-0         9
Horak                    2                 2-2         6
Hammes               2                 1-2         5
Woodcock             1                 1-2         3
Totals                   21 (5)           6-12      53

Obituary For Levi Bishop (08)

Levi William Bishop, 24, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in St. Marys.He was born June 15, 1989 at Onaga, the son of Rick and Sandy VanDeWiele Bishop.

He grew up in the Emmett, Rossville and St. Marys communities.  Levi graduated from Rossville High School in 2008.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Virginia Joyce and a great-grandmother, Phyllis Gleason.

Survivors include his father, Rick Bishop, Rossville; his mother, Sandy (Scott Swisher) VanDeWiele, St. Marys; sisters, Bailey, Jessie and Jamie; step-sisters, Kendra and Katie; step-brothers, Jeff and Cody; grandparents, Glen and Sharon Bishop, Rossville and great grandfather, Harold Gleason, Maple Hill.

Memorial services will be at 5:00 P.M.Monday, January 6, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Inurnment will be at a later date at the Keene Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 4:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home Monday afternoon.  Memorial contributions may be made to help offset funeral expenses and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, KS. 66536. 

Rossville Man Fatally Shot (Updated)

Update 12:48 PM:  Authorities said Levi W. Bishop, 24, of Rossville, was the man who was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a vehicle that was driven  into the St. Marys Police Department parking lot Wed morning.   Pablo Gonzalez, age 21, of St. Marys who was the driver of the car is being held in the Pott. Co. Jail with bond set at $1 million. 

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Death-Reported-In-Pottawatomie-County-238354661.html

From the Capital Journal:

A 24-year-old Rossville man was found shot to death inside a car Wednesday morning and Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office officials have taken one of the car's other occupants into custody as a suspect.

The victim hasn’t been identified, but the man in custody is Pablo Alberto Gonzalez, 21, of St. Marys. A statement from Sheriff Greg Riat said Gonzalez is being held at the Pottawatomie County Jail after being arrested in connection with second-degree murder.

A Topeka Capital-Journal reporter observed five law enforcement vehicles at a house located at 512 W. Mission St. in St. Marys, but no information was provided about the residence's connection to the investigation.

Riat’s statement said that at 4:43 a.m. a vehicle pulled up to the St. Marys Police Department, where one of its occupants flagged down an officer to tell him a passenger in the car had been shot.

About the same time, the sheriff's office responded to a 911 call from another occupant of the car.

The St. Marys Police Office, Pottawatomie County EMS and Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputies were all on scene and found the victim dead inside the car.

Riat’s statement said “a suspect was quickly developed and detained early in the incident” and that after investigating throughout the day, law enforcement officers arrested Gonzalez.

Another version of the event is at:
http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/news/st-marys-police-investigate-homicide

Morelli and Zabala Marriage

    Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Wesley D. Morelli, age 34, of Rossville, and, Talia A. Zabala, age 31, also of Rossville, on Oct. 25,2013.

Kaw Valley Duals Wrestling (updated)

   The Dawgs competed in the Kaw Valley Duals at St. Marys on Dec. 20 against St. Marys, Onaga, Herington and Chase County.   RHS did not have wrestlers in every weight class,  so some classes were lost by forfeits, others won by forfeits.   Below are the overall results of those wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller               First
126        Trevor Balch                First
132        Jacob Gentry               First 
138        Alex Bird                     Third 
145        Derek Gentry               Second
152        Lee Hester                   Not in top 3
160        Caleb Lovejoy               Not in top 3
182        Isaac Luellen                First
195        Zach Jenson                 Third


   The Dawgs lost to St. Marys at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 41-30.      Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by fall
126        Trevor Balch won by forfeit
132        Jacob Gentry won by fall
138        Alex Bird lost by fall
145        Derek Gentry lost by technical fall
152        Lee Hester lost by fall
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won by fall

   The Dawgs lost to Onaga  at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 42-28.   Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by fall
126        Trevor Balch won by forfeit
132        Jacob Gentry won by major decision
138        Alex Bird lost by fall
145        Derek Gentry won by fall
152        Lee Hester lost by fall
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson lost by fall

   The Dawgs beat Herington at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 48-12.     Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by forfeit
126        Trevor Balch won by fall
132        Jacob Gentry won by forfeit
138        Alex Bird won by fall
145        Derek Gentry won by forfeit
152        Lee Hester won by forfeit
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won by forfeit

   The Dawgs beat Chase County at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 42-31.      Below are the results of those wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by forfeit
126        Trevor Balch won by fall
132        Jacob Gentry won by fall
138        Alex Bird won by forfeit
145        Derek Gentry lost
152        Lee Hester lost by decision
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by major decision
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won byforfeit

Maxine (Sutherland) Strimple (47) Passes Away

     Maxine Sutherland Strimple, 85, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the home.
     She was born November 17, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Grover and Ona Sutherland. Her parents, a brother Claude and a granddaughter, Emily Rust preceded her in death. She is survived by husband Clyde Strimple (47), their daughters Marcilyn (Bill) Rust, Jerri (Steve) Sitek, Cassie (Gary) Sturgeon, six grandchildren, Shannon and Bethany Rust, Andrea and Brian Sitek and Vincent and Caitlin Sturgeon. Also surviving are sisters-in-law, Donna Sutherland and Leanna Carter, nephew Mark Sutherland, nieces Diana Owens and Joyce Basinger. Maxine and Clyde were married November 25, 1950.
     After graduation from Rossville High School, Maxine worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company until moving to Waterville, KS in 1952. She also lived in Anthony, KS and Kansas City, KS. Maxine worked for the Kansas City, KS Public Schools as a cafeteria manager for 20 years retiring in 1992. She served as treasurer of Job's daughters Bethel #2 for many years. She loved to travel in the travel trailer traveling in Canada and all the states except Hawaii. She was a member of Trinity Community United Methodist Church and was a member of Martha's Circle. She was sponsor of the Methodist Youth group while living in Waterville. Maxine taught church school when she was a member of Quail Methodist Church.        
     Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31 at Trinity Community United Methodist Church, 51st & Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS where friends may call from 10-11 a.m. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Donations may be made to the in Maxine's name. Condolences may be expressed at: www.porterfuneralhome.com Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home & Crematory, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS (913) 621-6400.